Guest guest Posted March 9, 2004 Report Share Posted March 9, 2004 Hi Patti, Glad to hear you are all right! Here is where you can find all the info you want on Evista: http://www.evista.com/ Hugs, Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2004 Report Share Posted March 10, 2004 Thanks, Barb. I do have an appt with my doc next Tues to discuss everything. Patti Re: Actonel Patti, Check out this link on side effects and drug interactions for Alendronate Sodium (Fosamax). http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/alendron_ad.htm > About 1 pm I started having severe upper abdominal pain - could not stand up straight. 6.6% of patients on Fosamax reported abdominal pain, compared to 4.8% on placebo. > Shortly after this began, I had a loose bowel and then two episodes of diarrhea 3.1% of patients on Fosamax reported diarrhea, compared to 1.8% on placebo. > She also had me start taking 1500mg of Calcium and 800 mg of Vitamin D Calcium products interfere with the absorption of Alendronate Sodium. You should wait at least 90 minutes between taking calcium and taking the Actonel tablets. > It couldn't be the Calcium, could it? The recommended daily allowance of vitamin D is only 400 mg per day. Excessive vitamin D can lead to excess calcium in the blood and uring and cause calcium deposits. Excess calcium can have side effects too. Excess calcium can lead to calcium deposits, nausea and vomiting. Excess calcium can also cause depression. My mother also experienced an allergic reaction to a mega-dose of calcium which caused her to have an axiety attack which required a shot of benadryl to treat. The best thing to do would be to talk to your doctor and to take your supplements and your medications at different times during the day. -Barb To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ceda.ca ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2004 Report Share Posted March 10, 2004 Thanks, Barb. I do have an appt with my doc next Tues to discuss everything. Patti Re: Actonel Patti, Check out this link on side effects and drug interactions for Alendronate Sodium (Fosamax). http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/alendron_ad.htm > About 1 pm I started having severe upper abdominal pain - could not stand up straight. 6.6% of patients on Fosamax reported abdominal pain, compared to 4.8% on placebo. > Shortly after this began, I had a loose bowel and then two episodes of diarrhea 3.1% of patients on Fosamax reported diarrhea, compared to 1.8% on placebo. > She also had me start taking 1500mg of Calcium and 800 mg of Vitamin D Calcium products interfere with the absorption of Alendronate Sodium. You should wait at least 90 minutes between taking calcium and taking the Actonel tablets. > It couldn't be the Calcium, could it? The recommended daily allowance of vitamin D is only 400 mg per day. Excessive vitamin D can lead to excess calcium in the blood and uring and cause calcium deposits. Excess calcium can have side effects too. Excess calcium can lead to calcium deposits, nausea and vomiting. Excess calcium can also cause depression. My mother also experienced an allergic reaction to a mega-dose of calcium which caused her to have an axiety attack which required a shot of benadryl to treat. The best thing to do would be to talk to your doctor and to take your supplements and your medications at different times during the day. -Barb To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ceda.ca ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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